English at Home with Nina

' It looks like the scene of a murder, ironically , thought Judy, putting her suitcase down on the gravel and stepping back to get a ful...

Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection.  (Winston Churchill) Grammar   Future time         Language Function    Descr...

The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be  written. We can help write that story by setting goals. (Melody Beat...

T'was the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.  (Clement Clarke Moore) Gra...

I once wanted to become an atheist, but I gave up - they have no holidays. (Henry Youngman) Grammar Leisure & pleasure       Language Fu...

I absolutely adore Christmas. (Aurora) Grammar  Verbs with two objects     Language Function Describing the weather       Listening New Year...

Spend your free time the way you like, not the way you think you're supposed to. (Susan Cain) Grammar Yet, still, already     Language F...

At Christmas play and make good cheer, for Christmas comes but once a year.   (Thomas Tusser) Grammar So, neither & auxiliaries   Langua...

There's nothing better than curling up with a good book and sitting in front of the fire on winter evenings. (Leo Sayer) Grammar     Adv...

Sleep is that golden chain that ties health and our bodies together . (Thomas Dekker) Grammar    Health & cigarettes       Language Func...